A Novel Visual Narrative Framework for Tourist Map Design Based on Local Chronicles: A Case Study of the Songshan Scenic Area
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Related Work
3. Methods
- Continuity: In the VNF, the layout and design of map elements or sub-theme maps follow a certain logical relationship or narrative pattern, making narrative maps more memorable than other maps.
- Mood: In the color design stage, the VNF sets a visual tone consistent with the plot points, creating cognitive and emotional responses that change instantly with the story for readers.
- Dosing: In the sub-theme map, the VNF selects the most expressive plot to replace the entire affair. In the theme map, the VNF controls the narrative rhythm of the story through the block arrangement of the sub-theme map.
- Attention: By differentiating visual features and map layout, the VNF separately establishes visual hierarchies for the sub-theme map and theme map, guiding readers’ visual attention.
- Redundancy: The VNF repeats important cultural information in the local chronicles to enhance the correlation between the sub-theme maps and highlight the unique cultural characteristics of the place.
- Metaphor: Metaphors are ubiquitous in the VNF, such as point symbols having concrete symbolic meanings, the sub-theme map using representative fragments to depict the entire story, and the theme map using multiple stories to express local culture.
- Voice: The VNF employs text of different colors, sizes, and styles to represent the voices of different roles, such as adding the voices of characters to enrich the story, adding the voices of designers to increase the coherence of the narrative, etc.
4. Experiments and Results
4.1. Study Area and Dataset
4.2. Main Steps
4.2.1. Map Theme and Expression Object Selection
4.2.2. The Map Color Design
4.2.3. The Map Symbol Design
4.2.4. The Map Layout Design
4.3. Results
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Primary Expression Objects | Secondary Expression Objects | Tertiary Expression Objects |
---|---|---|
The imperial sacrifice culture | Sacrificial sites | - |
Mountains | - | |
Peaks | - | |
The three religions culture | Confucianism | Relevant buildings |
Buddhism | Relevant buildings | |
Taoism | Relevant buildings | |
Shaolin culture | Zen culture | Relevant buildings and tales |
Buddhist medicine | Relevant buildings and tales | |
Shaolin martial arts | Relevant buildings and tales |
Theme | Color Lump | CMYK | Object |
---|---|---|---|
Theme map | C3M7Y9 | Background color of the theme map | |
C93M88Y89K80 | Text | ||
The imperial sacrifice culture | C82M49Y51K2 C89M76Y60K31 C93M88Y83K75 | Background color | |
C3M2Y2 | Sacrificial site | ||
The three religions culture | C3M2Y2 | Background color | |
C70M45Y49 | Confucianism | ||
C29M35Y70 | Buddhism | ||
C51M42Y41 | Taoism | ||
Shaolin culture | C6M11Y31 | Background color |
Theme | Category | Name | Symbol |
---|---|---|---|
Sub-theme map cues | Scene symbol | The imperial sacrifice culture | |
The three religions culture | |||
Shaolin culture | |||
The imperial sacrifice culture | Abstract symbol | Peak | |
Road | |||
Hand-painted symbol | Sacrificial site | ||
Mountain | |||
The three religions culture | Abstract symbol | River | |
Road | |||
Hand-painted symbol | Academy | ||
Tower | |||
Temple | |||
Daoist temple | |||
Cave | |||
Shaolin culture | Abstract symbol | River | |
Road | |||
Hand-painted symbol | Pagoda forest | ||
Shaolin pharmacy | |||
Scene symbol | Thirteen stick monks save Tang emperor | ||
Bodhidharma faces the wall | |||
The second ancestor seeks Buddhist doctrine |
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Zhen, W.; Huang, S.; Tian, Z.; Yang, X. A Novel Visual Narrative Framework for Tourist Map Design Based on Local Chronicles: A Case Study of the Songshan Scenic Area. ISPRS Int. J. Geo-Inf. 2024, 13, 45. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi13020045
Zhen W, Huang S, Tian Z, Yang X. A Novel Visual Narrative Framework for Tourist Map Design Based on Local Chronicles: A Case Study of the Songshan Scenic Area. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information. 2024; 13(2):45. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi13020045
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhen, Wenjie, Shifang Huang, Zhihui Tian, and Xiaoyue Yang. 2024. "A Novel Visual Narrative Framework for Tourist Map Design Based on Local Chronicles: A Case Study of the Songshan Scenic Area" ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information 13, no. 2: 45. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi13020045
APA StyleZhen, W., Huang, S., Tian, Z., & Yang, X. (2024). A Novel Visual Narrative Framework for Tourist Map Design Based on Local Chronicles: A Case Study of the Songshan Scenic Area. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 13(2), 45. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi13020045